Any INTJ women?

[Anonymous]

I’m also an INTJ. Tax attorney happily married with two small kids and a small circle of close friends.

In my agency, we all take this test. A great number of us are INTJ, including women. Perhaps we are more drawn to tax?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For kicks, one of my friends suggested I take the MBTI. I've been going to counseling, so I had my counselor administer the real instrument, then took a bunch of online tests. It's official. I'm weird.

It's somewhat of a relief, because I always sort of wondered if I had Asperger's or something, but it's also a pretty isolating "diagnosis" (and loneliness was what I'm in counseling for to begin with).

So, is anyone else weird like me?

Me. And I’m uncertain if this is who I was mean to be or it’s the product of years of childhood abuse. I’m happily married now to someone who gets me so I’m not lonely and I’ve learned to fake being outgoing and emotional with coworkers and neighbors. However, I’m always called on to make the hard decisions so maybe I’m not faking well enough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm an INTJ. Happy life--great job that always gets raised eyebrows and "wow" and two great kids. I just like spending lots of time at home, is all.

Only one kid, but same to this— especially the “wow” which is always funny to me.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a woman INTJ also. Like a PP posted, I also "can't turn my brain off." I examine and analyze everything and try to optimize everything! I have a problem with tradition for tradition's sake, and with people who don't ever self-reflect. I think our need to analyze and optimize everything without much regard for other people's feelings/traditions/whatever can come across weird for a woman - but of course, if a man did it, it would be fine.

^

Yes. I work in QA, which is a good fit for my need to improve processes, but even my coworkers think I go too far. I just wonder how they live life without wanting to optimize everything.

Girl, yes!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm an INTJ - happily married mom and lawyer. I'm definitely not on the spectrum. I've always had friends but I'm definitely kind of serious and was never the life of the party type.

Interesting thread - What do you think sets this personality type apart? I think it's a common type for lawyers so there may be more of us here than elsewhere.

This is me also. Happily married mom and lawyer with good friends but not the life of the party and kind of a homebody, definitely analyze everything. I seem to recall taking Myers Briggs in law school and INTJ is actually pretty common for lawyers so there may be a lot of us in DC.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't put too much stock in those tests.

I've taken it a few times in my life, and it varies. I'm always and IN, but the other ones vary (sometimes FP, sometimes TJ, etc.)

I actually think those tests are harmful because they lead to people putting themselves in boxes. The way people then talk about the types and matches almost strikes me as akin to the way people talk about astrological signs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a woman INTJ also. Like a PP posted, I also "can't turn my brain off." I examine and analyze everything and try to optimize everything! I have a problem with tradition for tradition's sake, and with people who don't ever self-reflect. I think our need to analyze and optimize everything without much regard for other people's feelings/traditions/whatever can come across weird for a woman - but of course, if a man did it, it would be fine.

Completely agree. I do think INTJ men get praised and INTJ women get harshly criticized, particularly by other women. INTJ women here, and though there are issues with any personality classification system, there are some worthwhile aspects to Myers Briggs. If nothing else, it gets people to realize there is more than one way to look at things and people shouldn't assume there's something wrong with someone who thinks differently than them.

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Anonymous wrote:Come on INTJers, you are smarter than this! The Myers Briggs has terrible validity and reliability problems. Use your keen analytical mind and sharp google skills to do a little research.

http://www.vox.com/2014/7/15/5881947/myers-briggs-personality-test-meaningless

Yes, Vox is totally reliable.

It’s old news that MBTI has issues. Odd that you take issue with Vox and Adam Grant but not the test.

[Anonymous]

INTP here. I get it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes me. It is not very common for women. I am happy and have a high achieving career and two great kids, work hard. I have a few friends, but not many. I am better in small groups or one on one, a large setting is not my game. I have taken the test twice and the description is scarily accurate for me. Only I do not have trouble relating to women and have women friends, not men. I think a lot, I cannot turn my brain off.

+1

[Anonymous]

I've taken the test multiple times and I flip between INTJ and ENTJ, trending ENTJ. Any idea what this means since the I and the E seem significant and like they should hold stable? I'm female, and know both are relatively uncommon.

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Anonymous wrote:ISTJ -

What is weird about your type, OP? I don't get it.

Me too. I guess the introvert part is a bit unusual but it's normal to me. It explains a lot about myself.

[Anonymous]

I have scored INTJ for many years. I’m an auditor. Never thought much about the personality test. It’s like horoscopes. Fun, entertaining but meaningless. Do I match up to the description? Absolutely but meaningless none the less.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have scored INTJ for many years. I’m an auditor. Never thought much about the personality test. It’s like horoscopes. Fun, entertaining but meaningless. Do I match up to the description? Absolutely but meaningless none the less.

Agree.

[Anonymous]

Me. I’m a teacher, married with one kid. No friends, no local family.